-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An eastern Pennsylvania police chief who went on profanity-laced video rants against those who disagreed with him on gun laws has been suspended for 30 days without pay .

The punishment was n't for his diatribe though .

The borough council in the coal town of Gilberton said that police Chief Mark Kessler used `` borough property for non-borough purposes without prior borough permission '' when he made the video where he 's seen shooting semiautomatic and automatic weapons .

Thousands of gun-rights activists descended on the town of 750 for the meeting , openly sporting firearms , CNN affiliate WPMT reported .

`` I make no apologies and I have no regrets , '' a defiant Kessler told the council after its 5-1 vote , according to CNN affiliate WFMZ . He added he would be back `` 30 days from tonight . ''

Soon afterward , Kessler posted a statement on his website saying that Mayor Mary Lou Hannon and two council members -- Eric Boxer and Daniel Malloy -- `` are conspiring behind closed doors for full termination . ''

`` They needed to suspend first to allow themselves time to look for or make up any reason or lie , '' he said .

Then , he added in all uppercase letters : `` HEY BOXER , MALLOY , HANNON , YOU 'RE COWARDS , YOU 'RE HACKS , YOU PRETEND TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION , YOU SICKEN ME ! ''

For her part , Mayor Hannon said the police chief has her backing .

`` He has the right to freedom of speech , '' she told WPMT . `` I am a big supporter of the Constitution . ''

Kessler posted his videos to YouTube in mid-July .

They went viral , generating a heated online debate that appeared to gain renewed traction last month when he posted a backhanded apology .

Kessler did not respond to repeated requests by CNN for comment , but he told WFMZ at the time that he was not in uniform in the videos and was exercising in his First and Second Amendment rights .

In the videos , Kessler rails against liberals for attempting to curb gun rights and Secretary of State John Kerry over his support of a recent U.N. arms treaty . At one point in the video , he dares Kerry to come and take his guns .

`` It was n't a threat . It was , ` if you want them come and take them , ' '' Kessler told the television station by telephone .

Kessler has been the town 's police chief for 14 years `` without a mark against him , '' Hennon said .

Kessler , an outspoken gun rights advocate , has a history of making provocative statements . He has been featured in a number of online videos discussing his views , given numerous interviews and helped organize gun rights rallies .

The police chief also has claimed in a number of interviews to be the founder of the Constitutional Security Force , a gun rights advocacy group . In the video , Kessler wears a T-shirt with CSF emblazoned on it .

On the CSF Web page , Kessler is identified as the group 's president and is featured in his Gilberton police uniform .

The latest videos have been picked up and copied on YouTube , with titles such as `` America 's scariest police chief '' and `` Patriot police chief . ''

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The council says he used city property without permission

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`` I have no regrets , '' Kessler says

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He alleges that some in the council are trying to fire him